When I got to the NICU for the 3:00 feeding (everything is around the clock now), I went to change his diaper as usual, and he had on a preemie diaper. *Side note: The first diaper he was in was about the size of a band-aid (literally!). The second size he was in was about the size of a doll sized diaper, and finally the preemie diaper.* The nurse told me he has "graduated" to the preemie sized diaper because he keeps "blowing out" of the other ones! Which by the way, the preemie diapers are HUGE on him still!
Next, when we were holding him for our usual Wednesday time, the nurse was trying to put the lid down on his Giraffe (that's the name of the coolest incubator there is!) but it would only get about halfway down and get stuck. So they were going to switch the Giraffe's out and decided he was big enough to "graduate" to the next bed. *Another side note: There are three beds. First, the Giraffe, then the regular incubator (not sure if there is a specific name for this one), and the crib.* So this was another big deal for us!
And finally, Zack has decided to keep adding on the weight. He is now at 2 pounds 11 ounces, and probably as I am writing this, he has added another ounce to that! We have joked with our neighbors in the NICU (Avery's parents or also referred to as Zack's girlfriend's parents!) that the "normal" sized babies look fat compared to our babies, but Zack is well on his way to catching up!
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God bless the baby! May He continue to give him strength...that's a good progress...I'm happy for you! I hope he can go home with you soon...
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Yeah for the big day! Graduating to premie diapers is huge!!!! He is going to be bigger than Logan in no time.
That is so great!!! Way to go moving up in diapers and beds! That's exciting. Thanks again for watching our kids. We appreciated it more than you know.
OH THAT IS AWESOME! Those are a big deal--I am so happy to hear that!
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